Letter: PSC program makes sense

Published 4:50 pm, Monday, September 19, 2016

Before adopting the program, the PSC carefully studied this matter and found it will provide a net benefit of $4 billion in the first two years by keeping plants open. These plants account for 24,000 jobs throughout New York and contribute more than $3 billion annually to New York's economy, including more than $60 million in annual state and local property taxes.

Today, nuclear power accounts for more than five times the state's emission-free electricity compared to wind and solar combined. Without upstate nuclear plants, New York's carbon emissions would spike as the bulk of the power would be replaced by natural gas.

For economic and environmental reasons, the PSC program makes a great deal of sense.